Sex, Conception Interval, Gestational Age, Apgar Score, and Anthropometric Surrogates in relation to Birth Weight of Bangladeshi Newborns: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Relationship between birth weight and birth to conception interval.

Variable	Birth weight (g)
	<2500		2500–2999		3000+		𝜒^2 (𝑃)	Mean	SD	𝐹 (𝑃)
	𝑛	%	𝑛	%	𝑛	%
Birth to conception interval (month)
No prior	40	28.2	59	41.5	43	30.3		2705.00	461.354
Up to 12	4	30.8	5	38.5	4	30.8		2754.93	454.013
13–24	15	27.8	22	40.7	17	31.5		2724.07	414.790
25–36	19	28.8	25	37.9	22	33.3	2.244 (0.5)	2777.27	514.944	0.440 (0.5)
37–48	13	32.5	16	40.0	11	27.5		2707.69	504.086
49–59	4	20.0	9	45.0	7	35.0		2890.00	515.956
60+	3	37.5	2	25.0	3	37.5		2762.50	385.218
Total	98	28.6	138	40.2	107	31.2		2754.81	465.568